I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 108

Rain Arthur couldn’t accept the reality before her.

No, more accurately, it seemed her brain was rejecting it.

“Hey, do it!”

“Th-that’s, um, Liu. This is a bit… in class…”

“Who said to call me Liu? Just call me Liu. Anyway, do it. I’ll feed you.”

“Bu-but, not in front of everyone…!”

What is this? Is what I’m seeing right now real?

Even pinching my cheeks without thinking only left a stinging pain.

I didn’t wake up from a dream or have a hallucination.

It was Namgoong Min, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, and I wanted to rush over and stand next to him friendly-like.

Yet here was a suspicious person whose personality had completely flipped, sticking right next to Namgoong Min.

Naturally, she wasn’t the only one reacting this way.

“…………”

Lucas Arthur was still lying at his desk, turning his face towards Liu and Namgoong Min, looking incredulous.

“What on earth is that…?”

“…What’s happening has arrived.”

The Crown Prince had a similarly dumbfounded expression, while Kim Eun-ha let out a sigh.

Especially the Crown Prince Kim Sung-il, who had tried to approach Namgoong Min with a serious look, seemed to be experiencing cognitive dissonance.

“Namgoong Min… die…”

“I’m praying earnestly to the gods too. Please, go to hell…”

At least the Hero and Saint were acting similarly to their usual selves, but even they were spitting out curses with bloody tears, so it was far from normal.

In many ways, the entire Special Class was a total mess.

If we exclude the utterly flustered Namgoong Min as a victim(?), it was essentially just Liu who was normal.

Everyone simply wondered if her attitude could really shift so drastically in just a day.

“What? You don’t want me to feed you?”

“N-no, no, that’s not it.”

“Then eat a bit. Ah, is it too embarrassing to be fed by a girl who got dumped?”

“Absolutely not!”

“Opened your mouth, huh? Hey!”

“Uuuh!?”

Namgoong Min and Liu were already sitting next to each other, but now they had pulled their chairs even closer, making the distance too short.

In that situation, Liu was cheerfully slicing an apple and smiling, while Namgoong Min visibly flustered, ended up accepting the apple.

No matter how you looked at it, they seemed like a couple, but as I glanced over, contemplating when to use telekinesis to send Liu’s head flying, Rain suddenly interjected.

“Wait a minute, you were dumped?”

“Hmm? Ah, I confessed to this jerk and got dumped.”

“…Are you serious?”

“Would I lie about that? And even if I got dumped, what’s it to me? Just because that happened does my life get ruined? Nope.”

Confessing and getting rejected.

Liu casually mentioned something that could become the biggest embarrassment in her life while slicing another apple.

“They say a tree that doesn’t fall after a hundred strikes doesn’t exist. I’ve only struck once and failed, so what’s there to be discouraged about?”

“…Do you have no pride?”

“Honestly, I think that’s better than a guy who wouldn’t even have the guts to confess, right?”

With Rain clenching her fists so hard that blood would flow and Liu being endlessly relaxed,

On the surface, one was the girl who got rejected by Namgoong Min, and the other was the girl who got rejected by him as well. It’s clear who was more confident, and yet the reality was ironically the opposite.

The last apple Liu meticulously peeled was placed in front of Namgoong Min as she stood up with a mischievous smile.

“I’ll just chat with this clueless girl for a bit. Future boyfriend, wait patiently.”

“…Are you serious?”

“Of course my future boyfriend is you! You’ve already caught the eye of the infamous Rich Tycoon. You better think about what tuxedo you’re going to wear later.”

With a genuinely joyful smile and words filled with mischief and sincerity.

As they looked at Liu’s bright smile and cute actions, Lucas and the Crown Prince started to feel like they were spitting blood.

“…Cough!”

“…Did I just get attacked by my father’s mental assault? Was approaching the Rich Tycoon for this reason? What an efficient attack…!”

The crushing sense of discord seemed to shatter all the common sense they had ever known.

Every time they witnessed Liu’s bright smile and almost flirtatious actions, Lucas and the Crown Prince felt their minds peeling away.

It was as if they were being denied a truth they had never once doubted throughout their lives.

As if killing a god before devoted believers, or beheading a lord before a knight who had kept lifelong loyalty.

The shock that might crush even a person’s entire life and beliefs was brutally assaulting the two.

Of course.

“…Lucas, brother. Get a grip.”

Thud!

“Ugh!”

“Cough…”

“Such pitiful people…”

That was merely Lucas’ and the Crown Prince’s response.

As Kim Eun-ha sighed deeply after striking each of the two men who were wailing excessively.

She then turned her gaze towards Liu and Rain, who were leaving the classroom.

‘…Liu Yan.’

What on earth happened? From the looks of it, my brother left in a hurry last night, so something must have occurred.

…Lucas, the Saint, and the Hero are always on their own and rarely involved, so never mind that.

But why is it that only I don’t know what everyone else does about Namgoong Min’s complex relationships?

Unlike everyone else, they had a complicated connection revolving around Namgoong Min.

Liu, Rain were antagonistic to him and my brother had many secrets.

Nobody would understand that I’m also a friend who trusts Namgoong Min, despite being a Crown Princess.

Yet I feel like she’s isolated for some reason, and Kim Eun-ha unknowingly frowned.

Then, just as Liu and Rain stepped outside the classroom…

The Hero and Saint rushed at Namgoong Min, who was still chewing on his apple.

“Repent!”

“Die…!”

Correction.

They charged at him with weapons.

<My Little Fortune Teller’s Shop>.

Bam! Crack!!

“Did you just… dodge…?”

“You clearly lack faith, Fortuneteller. I would have taken the hit.”

“…Excuse me, what on earth are you two talking about?”

Did Namgoong Min know he could dodge it, or did it not matter to him if he dodged?

For a brief moment, he vanished into <My Little Fortune Teller’s Shop> to escape the assault of the Hero and Saint, only to come back horrified at the sight of the table that was totally wrecked.

A mace and greatsword had penetrated the table so deeply they nearly split it in two, and the thought that could have been his head sent shivers throughout him.

“This is attempted murder! Attempted murder!”

“I… have diplomatic immunity… as the US ambassador…”

“Only the Almighty can judge me.”

“You’ve truly lost it. What a shame.”

With Namgoong Min shaking his head as if there was no hope left and seeing the Hero and Saint rushing back at him.

While they played a deadly game of tag…

“The grapes… they’re all sour anyway… Liu, Lily… all sour divine-tasting grapes…”

“Damn it, Father! How could you pull such a cowardly move…! If you have to, do it to Eun-ha instead, why me gack!”

With the Crown Prince rambling on uselessly, Kim Eun-ha sighed for what felt like the hundredth time.

Watching the Crown Prince fly helplessly and Namgoong Min exploit him as a human shield made her wonder anew about the same question.

Am I really that close with Namgoong Min?

Rain and Liu, it seems they have fallen for Namgoong Min, and Lucas is said to have become his friend.

Even the Hero and Saint, who appeared to have little connection, seemed to have formed a bond over their single status.

But what on earth did she and Namgoong Min do until now?

The assassination incident that happened more than half a year ago and the declaration of protecting Namgoong Min from Liu and Rain?

“…………”

Is this jealousy?

It felt too light to be jealousy, and yet too bothersome to be easily brushed aside.

…Ah, I see.

I didn’t want to feel left out.

The Special Class, which once only saw each other professionally, was starting to get closer. All thanks to that fortuneteller named Namgoong Min.

In that atmosphere, I also thought I was somewhat getting closer to Namgoong Min.

Yet compared to everyone else, I seem to be lagging far behind.

“…But I’m also a friend…”

Just as those words slipped out unconsciously, I glanced around in surprise, noting that the commotion had masked my voice, allowing me to breathe a sigh of relief.

Feeling foolish for being relieved by such trivial matters, the Crown Princess smiled wryly.

“…”

The Crown Prince, who was being used as a human shield against the attacks of the Saint and Hero, was oblivious to her focused gaze.

*

“…Liu.”

“Hmm?”

“What are you thinking about?”

“When will you stop using that annoying honorific? It’s not like I’m being sincere about it like Namgoong Min, just drop it already.”

“Just answer, Liu Yan.”

How long had it been since we walked out of the classroom?

As soon as we arrived at a deserted area, Rain turned to Liu, fuming endlessly.

Liu responded nonchalantly, but Rain’s anger showed no signs of abating.

“I heard what happened yesterday…”

“Quite late. You know Namgoong Min survived thanks to me, right?”

“…I know well. At the same time, I also know that it was because of you that he almost didn’t make it.”

“…How do you know that?”

There should be limits to information sources.

Only Liu, the Saint, and Namgoong Min were present.

And it’s not like the Saint would tell Rain…

“…Could it be that you have psychic powers? Were you voyeuristically watching from afar?”

“That’s not really important, is it?”

“Not important? Watch your back, you voyeuristic creep.”

Suspicious and voyeuristic. And a violent woman.

Why is it that only women like this keep getting tangled up with this fortuneteller, including me?

As Liu let out a bitter laugh, Rain’s expression hardened.

“…More importantly, are you out of your mind? Do you even understand how much burden he bears?”

“I know. It was unpleasant, but after Namgoong Min’s duel, I heard it from you.”

“Even knowing that, you still confessed? Did you ever think about how much that thoughtless act might have troubled him?”

“…Well.”

Troubled? She had. A lot too.

What seemed simple to others was a culmination of countless events that led to a confession, but would this psychic girl understand such a thing? Of course not.

Just like how I don’t know what kind of thoughts that vile girl in front of me has, nor did I care to understand.

It was a self-centered act. Both she and Rain were the same.

Neither was attempting to understand the other.

That was because they both knew better than anyone that it would be a waste of time.

“You don’t get to say that.”

“…Huh?”

“You know how many times Namgoong Min kicked the blanket after you turned him down when he asked if you liked him? Is that not a burden?”

“…………”

“It’s a burden, a weight. In the end, that’s something only Namgoong Min gets to decide. While you think you’re being a considerate, you’re being self-righteous.”

No, she doesn’t understand completely, but Liu knows Rain was genuinely trying to consider Namgoong Min’s well-being.

If not, after Namgoong Min had asked her following the duel, she would have answered affirmatively and started dating him by now.

Certainly, Rain must have gone through her share of trials to arrive at that decision.

But Liu had no reason to accommodate that.

To put it plainly, they’re now competitors.

Both of them would want to be the one to eliminate the other rather than settle for second place.

“…That’s a provocation. A blatant provocation.”

“Isn’t that working even better than I thought?”

“Perhaps that’s true. As a woman who has been rejected once, rich in life experience?”

“…I don’t think so. It’s better than being a nuisance who clings to a guy who rejected you.”

“Hard to say. I wouldn’t go shamelessly approaching a guy after being turned down.”

“…”

“…”

Sneering and mocking each other.

Such exchanges had always been commonplace. The clash between Rain, who envied the Rich Tycoon, and Liu, who looked down at such envy, had lasted over a decade.

Yet why was this argument more fierce than ever?

Is it because this wasn’t a simple disagreement, but rather a subject that neither could back down from?

Liu pulled out a dagger from her possession, while stones and bricks around Rain began to float in the air.

They weren’t in a position where they could hesitate to point weapons at each other now.

“…At least let’s not fight in the Academy.”

“…Agreed.”

Rather than physically eliminating their competitor, they were more afraid of disappointing Namgoong Min and drawing his disappointment.

Of course, that didn’t mean they intended to keep it friendly.

“Hey, you vile girl.”

“…What is it?”

“Be careful on your way home. You never know when something might happen— a sudden attacker might jump out or something…?”

“Hah, you too, Liu. Be careful when in Europe. The security’s been bad lately and someone might try to kidnap you for your ransom, especially being a Rich Tycoon.”

Smile.

Liu and Rain both laughed.

At a glance, it seemed like they had reconciled, sharing innocent smiles.

Yet Liu did not lower her dagger, and Rain did not release her telekinesis.

Until the two parted ways, both weapons were still directed at each other.

As if they didn’t even acknowledge each other’s existence.

To obliterate and erase the other.